Chapter 78 Greed: I feel like someone is acting against me?

Yue Yiyue observed the "person" before her; the other party didn't seem like an ordinary monster...

At the very least, this thing's authority is definitely above Mu Hongcai's.

“I’m not as strong as you think.” He scratched his head, looking somewhat shy, but what he said wasn’t so friendly: “Even if you and everyone here wanted to kill me, it wouldn’t be possible.”

"My name is Greed; as long as there is desire, I will never cease to exist."

Desire... is endless...

What is your game?

"And what will be the basis for the bet?"

Yue Yiyue pondered what he had that could serve as leverage.

The other party doesn't seem like someone who can be satisfied with just a little money.

Greed didn't directly mention the game, but instead turned slightly to the side and said, "The sculpture you're looking for isn't in this room."

"This room is a cemetery prepared especially for you." He tapped on the sculpture beside him: "Lying here is the unlucky guy who rushed in last week, trying to break the plaster cast."

"She is one of the closest to success."

A rumbling sound arose, and the plaster beside Him rose and spun in accordance with her words.

Only then did Yue Yiyue notice that there was a ferocious face behind him.

“That one was the week before last. He betrayed humanity. Mu Hongcai felt that if someone could betray even their closest friends, they must be a very good source of information.”

"But the fabrication failed."

He said regretfully, "This person is ambitious and has ideas, but he is too stupid."

“Unlike you.” He stared greedily at Yue Yiyue, his eyes revealing an admiration that seemed as if he were about to crush her flesh and blood and melt it into plaster to perfect the sculpture in his mind.

Yue Yiyue cautiously took a step back.

“That’s Mu Hongcai, not me.” Noticing Yue Yiyue’s little movements, He chuckled: “It’s safe here now. I went to great lengths to get you here. I thought you would like those strawberries, but it seems that after what happened last time, you’ve completely lost your desire for them.”

He gazed at the simple-colored humans before him.

Her essence was pure and untainted, and it was this kind of soul that particularly attracted her.

Looking at the vast expanse of peach pink, this was the deepest desire in Yue Yiyue's heart, simple and pure. She was also very familiar with this color; lust and greed are always linked.

Yue Yiyue was different; she didn't have many desires or emotions.

All his desires and emotional fluctuations were driven by another person, so Yue Yiyue's true nature was not mixed with the blue of greed.

Unfortunately, lust doesn't seem to respond much.

Otherwise, such purity would have been carried around by that gluttonous madman long ago.

Thinking of someone's attitude, it seemed that they didn't care much about Yue Yiyue. Even when asked, Yue Yiyue just nodded perfunctorily, looking like they didn't want to talk about it anymore.

“If you win, I’ll tell you the real location of that sculpture.” He clapped his hands, and the sculptures, as if they had wheels, moved in an orderly fashion around the two of them.

The computer, which Yue Yiyue had already ruined, made a crackling sound and slowly and laboriously rose from the ground.

"The referee is in position."

"Oh, to show my sincerity, I'll go all out. Originally, all the ordinary employees here would have died tonight."

"Even without strawberries, they would have become the discarded batch because of the lack of mangoes or because they stepped into the banquet hall with their left foot first. They would be the nourishment for new life, celebrating their decision." The light tone suggested that, to Him, the deaths of hundreds of people were merely bargaining chips to be placed on the table.

"And you."

"If you lose, your soul will belong to me." He stared at Yue Yiyue's body, his eyes filled with desire.

Once the bet is set, if Yue Yiyue loses, it's within the rules for him to take the items.

No one could say anything.

With this soul, if it is cast into another dimension and rolled around two or three times, it can create the most perfect retinue.

It belongs only to me.

The number of followers He wanted to raise was too high, and they always ended up wanting to kill Him and take His place.

But this Yue Yiyue is different.

Based on his previous performance, Yue Yiyue wanted to get rid of the main god, but he didn't even consider getting rid of the "monster".

He continued searching on his own; there was no way he could find something faster than someone else's. He stared at Yue Yiyue, waiting for her to nod.

He has shown the utmost sincerity in this game. If you disagree, just die here immediately. Changing to a new one will only take a little time.

“It’s just you and me here.” Yue Yiyue looked around. “If you’ve done anything wrong in the game, I won’t know. I need someone to be a witness on my side.”

"Okay." He didn't think too much and agreed almost immediately, since the person he called over wouldn't be that one anyway.

The other party wouldn't respond to her call, and the person who comes would probably just be some insignificant cannon fodder.

"After the game ends, no matter what, can you guarantee the safety of the witness?" Yue Yiyue didn't want to involve too many people. She looked at Greed and said, "You have to swear an oath, or set a rule here, that no matter what the outcome, you must guarantee that the witness can return to her original position safely and without any problems."

Having obtained the oath of greed and the new rules that could guarantee the safety of witnesses, Yue Yiyue quickly ran through his mind, thinking of the people he could call over.

Before he could even determine who he could call over, Yue Yiyue saw Zhou Qingyi walk out from behind him.

She knelt down beside Greed, devout, with a touch of madness.

"I won't be going on stage myself." He patted the human beside him, as if patting a useful dog: "This is my new toy, a bit ambitious, but not very bright."

“Mu Hongcai is no longer useful, so I’ll put her in a new position.” He lifted Zhou Qingyi’s face and admired her. “It’s a very coincidental thing. She was also looking for Gu Nanqiu, and her greed kept changing because of Gu Nanqiu. In the end, I gave her a little sweetness, and she chose my side.”

"Humans—they're really interesting." This sounds less like a compliment and more like a sarcastic remark.

Yue Yiyue's mind raced, and he immediately thought of the best candidate.

“I would like Gu Nanqiu to be a witness,” Yue Yiyue said, looking at him with greed, awaiting his answer.

"Sure, as long as you can invite them over." He casually tossed out a piece of paper: "As long as they respond to your call, they can come to this realm."

"Of course, you only have one chance to choose a witness. If the other party does not respond to you, then it is invalid."

"I advise you to think it through." After all, some people like this little soul, and out of kindness, they are reminding Gu Nanqiu that she will definitely not come. For her, this thing is too boring.

And wouldn't it be more interesting to see everyone fighting to take her away so soon?

Without hesitation, Yue Yiyue picked up the paper and stared at it intently.

The room inexplicably fogged up...

Sensing a familiar scent, the face beneath the mask of greed began to falter.

As the fog dissipated, the woman standing in the distance stared intently at Greed, a smile playing on her lips, but her complexion was anything but pleasant.

Greed felt something was amiss, but it was a small matter; He had seen all sorts of situations, and no matter what, Gu Nanqiu was still just Gu Nanqiu.

Thinking of this, He sat up and clapped his hands, pretending to be calm: "Let's play chess, you should know how to play that."

This was discovered by Him when He looked up Yue Yiyue's life story. In the orphanage, he would play chess with the elderly people in the neighboring nursing home.

He was often utterly defeated by the old ladies; he seemed to have some skill, but not much.

Zhou Qingyi has undergone specialized training, possesses considerable skill, and enjoys a certain reputation in the chess world.

“Okay.” Yue Yiyue immediately agreed. She turned to look at Gu Nanqiu and then glanced around the room.

"I also need a soft, suitable chair."

"Okay." Greed snapped his fingers, and the room changed again.

There was an extra chair, and an extra chessboard.

Yue Yiyue moved a chair next to Gu Nanqiu. She lowered her head, her eyes showing a hint of apology, but not much.

"She said she could find a witness, and I thought it might be safe for you to be out there alone, so bringing you here might be better," Yue Yiyue made up a story.

She admitted that part of her reason for choosing Gu Nanqiu was out of spite.

But more often it's about greed, about someone so audacious as to want to possess God.

Aside from Gu Nanqiu, Yue Yiyue really couldn't figure out who else could be this god.

The moment Gu Nanqiu appeared, Yue Yiyue didn't miss the opportunity to make a greedy move.

If it were just an ordinary human, a greedy monster would never have reacted this way.

With the answers in mind, everything becomes simple and clear, and Yue Yiyue doesn't overcomplicate things.

If that's the case, then let's maximize our profits.

At least with Gu Nanqiu here, and their strength being roughly equal, at least a basic level of fairness can be guaranteed.

Even if he is less skilled than others and dies here, Gu Nanqiu can still collect his body.

Yue Yiyue looked at the white jade chessboard in front of him, and then at Zhou Qingyi, who had been staring at Gu Nanqiu with fascination ever since Gu Nanqiu appeared.

The game was started by greed, so naturally Yue Yiyue played the red pieces.

The two players were in position, and the screen with the shattered head flickered with white static before returning to normal.

The machine's cold voice announced the rules, and a five-minute countdown appeared on the screen.

"Move the cannon to the center." As Yue Yiyue's voice rang out, the cannon on the chessboard quickly flew to the front row in front of the central palace general.

A rumbling sound filled the room, and Yue Yiyue then noticed that the sculpture behind him had somehow donned a red scarf. As Yue Yiyue spoke, something that looked like a soul appeared on the cannon.

"Ah, I forgot to mention, there's still a chance that the person sealed in the sculpture will come back to life." Greed tapped his head in a somewhat affected manner, then looked at Yue Yiyue and added with a shake of his head, "The premise is that you win the game. Of course, if you are eaten by the opponent in the game, then there is no way to revive you."

"And if you, as the red general, have your piece devoured by Zhou Qingyi's black general, then our bet will be settled."

"How about it, isn't it convenient?"

Yue Yiyue, who had already taken the blame for more than a hundred lives, inexplicably took on a few more.

She looked up at the sculpture marked with the name of the cannon. She looked ordinary and plain, with a name tag around her neck. She must have worked at Mu Hongcai's company and become a member here because she triggered some rule.

Seemingly noticing Yue Yiyue's gaze, she lowered her head, her tone firm and devoid of any fear of death: "Please lead us to victory, as long as we can lead more of our companions to escape this hell."

Different souls appeared atop the sculpture draped in red scarves, their eyes fixed on the monster on the black chess piece. In that instant, these strangers reached a consensus: "We are all willing to serve you, even at the cost of our lives—"